Akashic Books imprint: 303 books

by Bernice L. McFadden
Language: English
Release Date: February 5, 2013

“Nowhere Is a Place is a powerful portrait of family secrets, damage, and healing, probing deep below the surface of an African American family’s history to mend present day relationships . . . Ms. McFadden has a beautiful writing style that is simultaneously lyrical and transparent. In parts of...

Native Believer

A Novel

by Ali Eteraz
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2016

“[A] wickedly funny Philadelphia picaresque about a secular Muslim’s identity crisis in a country waging a never-ending war on terror.” —O, The Oprah Magazine Ali Eteraz’s much-anticipated debut novel is the story of M., a supportive husband, adventureless dandy, lapsed believer,...
by Ivan Sršen
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015

“Zagreb’s noirish underbelly comes from a new nation familiar with both war and war crimes. Mr. Sršen’s handpicked selections are anything but ordinary.” —New York Journal of Books Eastern European history is filled with noir-ish and harrowing tales, and Zagreb, the capital city...
by Adam Mansbach
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012

The children’s version of the #1 New York Times bestselling classic Seriously, Just Go to Sleep is the G-rated, child-friendly version of the book every parent has been talking about. Go the F*** to Sleep, the picture book for adults, became a cultural sensation by striking a universal chord...
by Gina B. Nahai
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014

“An intriguing murder-mystery journey anchored within the Iranian-Jewish community of Los Angeles.” —Washington Independent Review of Books Longlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award Finalist for the Jewish Book Council’s JJ Greenberg Memorial Award The Soleymans,...
by Simon Tofield
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013

Half the size, double the trouble. Simon’s cat has a new little friend who may be even more accident prone   With over 200 million hits on YouTube, Simon’s Cat is a genuine word-of-mouth phenomenon. Fans from all over the world have fallen for this adorable but anarchic feline who...
by Ian F. Svenonius
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2012

"Proscriptive how-to advice ranges over a wide number of subjects (e.g., sex, band photos, etc.) and can be seen both as skewering the cultural idolatry associated with rock and as genuine counsel. Verdict: Svenonius's sociopolitical analysis of rock and roll is intellectually interesting, as...

Two Times Intro

On the Road with Patti Smith

by Michael Stipe
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2011

“Michael Stipe’s photo-journal of Patti Smith’s celebrated return to touring . . . Patti’s image burns into pictures with weird radioactive mystery.” —Spin This book comprises Michael Stipe’s intimate and evocative photos of Patti Smith on tour in 1995, along with other cultural...
by Joyce Carol Oates
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2014

“A sobering experience . . . The power of this collection comes from the voices of these authors, voices suffused with rage, despair, and madness.” —The New York Times Book Review This anthology, with stories set in different prisons across the US, presents an absolutely new perspective...
by Nelson George
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011

Finalist for the 2012 NAACP Image Award in Literature! "George is an ace at interlacing the real dramas of the world...the book's slim length and flyweight depth could make it an artifact of this particular zeitgeist in American history. Playas and haters and celebrity cameos fuel a novel...

In Search of the Lost Chord

1967 and the Hippie Idea

by Danny Goldberg
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2017

"Antiwar radicals, recoiling from soullessness, challenged the church of technocratic rationality. Taking this challenge seriously, recovering the mood of an extended moment, requires beginning earlier and ending later than 1968. Cultural upheaval cannot be confined by the calendar. At least...

Go Fish

How to Win Contempt and Influence People

by Mr. Fish
Language: English
Release Date: July 19, 2011

“Go Fish is that rarest of creatures: an essential collection of political cartoons.” —David Rees, author of Get Your War On   This volume of cartoons from the revered Mr. Fish (aka Dwayne Booth) spans politics, popular culture, economic disaster, and much more, and nobody—right, left,...
by Trinie Dalton
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2005

“A wonderfully eccentric and vibrant collection . . . Sometimes dreamlike, sometimes nightmarish, always riveting” (Jill McCorkle, New York Times–bestselling author of Life After Life).   In “Hummingbird Moonshine,” a frustrated hunt for authentic religion in botanicas and science books...
by Jonathan Santlofer
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013

“A gem” of a collection of marijuana stories, poems and artwork by Joyce Carol Oates, Lee Child, Linda Yablonsky, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, and others (New York Journal of Books).   It’s known by many names: Pot. Grass. Hash. Hemp. Reefer. Ganja. Dope. Weed. Smoke. Spliff. Mary Jane. Tea. Blunt.   And...
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